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You are Invited: NYC Mayoral Candidates Forum 2013

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Learning More about Our Mayoral Candidates

The Park Slope Civic Council and five other community groups are holding a public forum for candidates in the upcoming New York City mayoral race. The challenging array of candidates and issues in this year’s New York City mayoral election has been the impetus for this forum, which is also being sponsored by the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Boerum Hill Association, the Crown Heights North Association, the Fort Greene Association, the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, and the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association.

The Brooklyn Civics 2013 Mayoral Forum is an opportunity for residents to submit questions with a Brooklyn focus, on a range of topics that will include infrastructure, schools, emergency preparedness, city services, transportation and transit, parks, development, businesses, and local jobs. The event is set for:

Monday, May 6, 7-9 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Pl. at Eighth Avenue

All mayoral candidates as of March 2013 have been invited to attend the forum (Sal Albanese, Adolfo Carrion, John Catsimatidis, Bill de Blasio, Joe Lhota, John Liu, George McDonald, Christine Quinn, and Bill Thompson). The forum will be moderated by Andrea Bernstein of WNYC and will be strictly timed. There will be 1.5-minute opening statements and 2-minute closing statements. The Civic Council invites all interested voters to attend this forum and hear the candidates’ vision for the future of Brooklyn and New York City. Reporters from all local news outlets, publications, and blogs are also welcome to attend.

Please submit your questions through Google Moderator (separate log-in may be required) and vote on questions of importance to you by May 3. If you prefer, mail questions to the Mayoral Forum 2013 Committee through any of the co-sponsoring groups by April 26.

The forum is free to the public. RSVP or tickets are not required; seating is on a first-come-first-served basis. Bring friends and voters.

Media questions: contact Gilly Youner at [email protected]

Twitter: #BKNY2013
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Top Stories in and around Fort Greene: Week Ending April 20, 2013

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of the Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.

  1. Where Brooklyn at? No Really, Where’s Brooklyn at??
  2. Thriftmasters: Three Great Spots to Shop Near Clinton Hill
  3. On the Beaten Path: Park Trails are Walkways to the Danger Zone
  4. Prices Soar at Formerly Troubled Brooklyn Condo Buildings
  5. Myrtle Plaza Design Is Finally a Go
  6. Visiting New York’s Diverse Neighborhoods
  7. Crime Report: Touche Nightclub Attack and Other Assaults
  8. The Brooklyn Flea Is Expanding to Philly
  9. Citi Bike Share Stations Hit Brooklyn’s Streets
  10. A New Residential Building in Fulton Street’s Future

The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.

 

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Upcoming Community Meetings

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Dear Neighbors,

Please find enclosed upcoming meetings that may be of interest to you and your neighbors:

 

Community Board 2′s Youth, Education and Cultural Affairs Committee
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street at Court Street, Community Room
Josh Nachowitz, vice president for government relations for the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), will provide a comprehensive review of the Brooklyn Heights, Business, Clinton Hill and Walt Whitman branch libraries in Community District 2.Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street at Court Street, Community Room

The public will have the opportunity to make time-limited comments on any related matter, including BPL’s plans to sell the site of the Brooklyn Heights and Business branches (above, in a 1960s photograph) to a developer, who would include a new neighborhood branch library in a building constructed there, at the corner of Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street. Under the proposal, ownership of the new library would be transferred to the City of New York. The proceeds from the sale of the city-owned land would go to BPL, as the plan has been previously presented.

 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
6:30pm
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
85 South Oxford Street (between Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue), Jarvie Room
Fulton Area Businesses invites you to join your neighbors to give your input about permanent plaza design opportunities at this interactive workshop. The agenda includes:
  • Discuss ways to improve public space
  • Explore new, permanent design elements
  • Plan to create safer streets
  • Provide feedback on paving, lighting, plantings and more

Click here for more on the history of this Fulton Area Businesses’ initiative

 

 

Wednesday, April 24 at 6PM

 

BECOME A REGISTERED VOTING MEMBER FOR FAB ALLIANCE’S ANNUAL MEETING.
DEADLINE: 5PM FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013

If you are an owner, resident, or tenant within the boundaries of the FAB Alliance Business Improvement District, that makes you a member. This entitles you to vote at their Annual Meetings. It also ensures that you receive all communications, and important information. While the Annual Meeting is open to the public, only registered qualified Members of the FAB Alliance may vote at the meeting (if a vote is held). Please take a few moments of your time to fill out this form and return it BEFORE 5:00pm (EST), FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013.

The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.

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Top Stories in and around Fort Greene: Week Ending April 13, 2013

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

 

Follow the FGA on Facebook? Be sure to add us to your news feed to see our updates immediately

 

The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of the Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.

  1. Brooklyn Ranked No. 2 as Country’s Most Expensive City
  2. Lorna Simpson Puts Brooklyn Home on the Market for $3 Million
  3. NYDN Finds Outrageous Conditions at Brooklyn Hospital
  4. Clinton Hill Pasta Shop’s Dish Named ‘Iconic’ by Grub Street
  5. Bike, Backpack, Wallet and Debit Card Lifted by Crooks in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill
  6. UPDATE: Tractor Trailer Kills 83-Year-Old Pedestrian on Flatbush and Atlantic Aves
  7. Frank’s Cocktail Lounge Still going strong
  8. Vagrant real-estate imposter vows property is his, will use claim to it again to get out of jail
  9. Another Bike Share Station up in Clinton Hill
  10. Fowler Sq. Plaza Design Workshop

The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.

 

 

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NYC Mayoral Candidates Forum 2013 Prospect/West Brooklyn Neighborhoods

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

You are invited to the NYC Mayoral Candidates Forum 2013 Prospect/West Brooklyn Neighborhoods on behalf of co-sponsors: Park Slope Civic Council, Brooklyn Heights Association, Boerum Hill Association, Crown Heights North Association, Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association and the Fort Greene Association.

The challenging array of candidates and issues generating great interest in this years’ NYC Mayoral election has been the impetus for the Park Slope Civic Council and its sponsoring partners to present this forum as a venue for the public to hear first-hand and directly the viewpoints of the candidates. It’s an opportunity for residents to submit questions with a Brooklyn focus, on a range of topics that will include infrastructure, schools, emergency preparedness, city services, transportation & transit, parks, development, businesses and local jobs.

As non-partisan organizations we invite community residents to participate in generating questions. We wish to extend an invitation to all interested voters to attend this forum, and hear the candidates’ vision for the future of Brooklyn, and NYC.

Monday, May 6th 2013

7:00 – 9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)

Congregation Beth Elohim (274 Garfield Pl. @ 8th Ave in Park Slope)

All mayoral candidates as of March 2013 have been invited to attend the forum (Sal Albanese, Adolfo Carrion, John Catsimatidis, Bill de Blasio, Joe Lhota, John Liu, George McDonald, Christine Quinn, and Bill Thompson). The forum will be moderated by Andrea Bernstein of WNYC and will be strictly timed. There will be 1.5-minute opening statements and 2-minute closing statements. We invite all interested voters to attend this forum and hear the candidates’ vision for the future of Brooklyn and New York City. Reporters from all local news outlets, publications, and blogs are also welcome to attend.

Please submit your questions to [email protected] by midnight April 26th.

The forum is free to the public. RSVP or tickets are not required; seating is on a first-come-first-served basis. Bring friends and voters.

Media queries, contact Gilly Youner at [email protected].

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You are Invited: 35th District City Council Forum & Voters Registration

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

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The Fort Greene Association is a Proud Participant of the 2012 Soul of Brooklyn Week!

Saturday, June 16th, 2012

Click here to see the 2012 Soul of Brooklyn video

 

3rd ANNUAL SOUL OF BROOKLYN WEEK
June 16 to 23, 2012
Soul of Brooklyn Week is an annual celebration of African Diasporan arts and culture in the borough of Brooklyn. Attracting over 30,000 attendees, the Soul of Brooklyn Week features concerts, dance performances, film screenings, plays, art exhibits, and more. The majority of events throughout the week are free, and all are open to the public.


SOUL OF BROOKLYN WEEK

Saturday, June 16th
Fort Greene Juneteenth Festival
presented by Urban Bush Women and The Cooperative Culture Collective
A FREE arts festival celebrating African-American history and culture, featuring dance, music, and discounts at local businesses.
Time: 12pm to 6pm
Location: Cuyler Gore Park @ Fulton and Greene, in Fort Greene, BK
Transportation: C to Lafayette or G to Fulton

Exhibition Opening Reception
presented by MoCADA and CCCADI
A FREE reception, with wine and h’orderves, in celebration of the opening of two exhibitions, H(A)UNTED, and In A Time of Change.
Time: 4pm to 7pm
Location: MoCADA, 80 Hanson Pl, in Fort Greene, BK
Transportation: C to Lafayette or G to Fulton

Sunday, June 17th
(Rain date June 18th)
A Father’s Day Concert with Randy Weston
presented by MoCADA
Join jazz legend Randy Weston and the African Rhythms Trio for a special Father’s Day concert and celebration, also featuring House of Waters. After party at Vodou Bar on Halsey and Nostrand, in Bed-stuy. Admission is FREE.
Time: 3pm to 6pm
Location: Basketball Court at Walt Whitman Houses @ Park and Carlton, in Fort Greene, BK
Transportation: B, Q, R to Dekalb Ave

Monday, June 18th
Juneteenth Reception and Special Presentation
presented by The Fort Greene Association and LIU Brooklyn
Taste the Soul of Fort Greene at this FREE reception to commemorate African-American freedom, while examining Brooklyn’s connection to the Underground Railroad.
Time: 6:30 to 9:30
Location: 1 University Plaza, (Health Science Building Room 107), Downtown, BK
Transportation: B, Q, R to Dekalb Ave
RSVP today at [email protected]

Tuesday, June 19th
West Indian Steelpan Concert
presented by West Indian American Day Carnival Association
Enjoy a FREE instructional steelpan demonstration and concert, along with delicious West Indian cuisine.
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Location: Tropical Paradise Restaurant, 1252 Utica Avenue (at Ave. D), East Flatbush, BK
Transportation: 3 to Utica then take B46 bus southbound

Wednesday, June 20th
Planet Brooklyn Short Film Collective
presented by ActNow Foundation and Black & Latino Filmmakers Coalition
A FREE outdoor screening of short films made in or inspired by the eclectic and unpredictable spirit of Brooklyn.
Time: 6:30 to 9:00
Location: Therapy Wine Bar, 364 Lewis Ave (btw Halsey & Macon) in Bedford-Stuyvesant, BK
Transportation: A or C to Utica Ave.

Thursday, June 21st
HCX | Mizik Ayiti!
presented by Haiti Cultural Exchange
Enjoy Make Music New York, and the launch of HCX|Mizik Ayiti Series, live performance by Zing Experience, a band that fuses Haitian Roots, Reggae and Rock.
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Location: Putnam Triangle Plaza (Fulton & Grand)
Transportation: A, C to Clinton/Washington

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty Screening & Performance by Terence Etc
presented by Rooftop Films and MoCADA
An award winning film by a Brooklyn filmmaker, artist, and musician, accompanied by a live music performance by the director/composer, Terence Nance. Admission is $12.
Time: 8pm to 11pm
Location: Dekalb Market
Transportation: B Q R to Dekalb

Friday, June 22nd
Installationz Opening Reception
presented by ARTs East New York Inc.
Enjoy this FREE exhibition opening, celebrating four pop-up art galleries in East New York, with live music and h’orderves.
Time: 6pm to 10pm
Location 851 Hegeman Ave. (@ Cleveland St.), East New York, BK
Transportation: 3 to New Lots Ave.

Saturday, June 23rd
54th Annual Fulton Art Fair
Enjoy art, music, shopping, food, and fun at this FREE annual event on Fulton Street.
Time: 12pm to 8pm
Location: Fulton Park (Brooklyn, NY between Stuyvesant and Lewis Ave.)
Transportation: A or C train to Utica Ave.

In Our Home Opening Performance
presented by Modern Day Griot Theater
An experimental, interactive theatrical project set in an actual home, exploring the intimacy of relationships that exists behind closed doors. Admission is $20, and tickets can be purchased at, inourhome.eventbrite.com
Time: 6:45pm to 9pm
Location: South Oxford Space, 138 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (transport will be provided to the home from this location)
Trains transportation: C to Lafayette or G to Fulton

Soul of Brooklyn Summer Jam
presented by MoCADA and Fort Greene Festival
It’s a secret. Stay tuned.
Time: 10pm to 2am
Location: TBD

Visit www.SoulofBrooklyn.com to learn more

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TODAY: 12th Annual Fort Greene Brooklyn Juneteenth Arts Festival

Saturday, June 16th, 2012

 

Cuyler Gore Park 12PM - 6PM

12:00 PM

OPENING CEREMONY

Invocation: Rev. Anita Burson Pastor of Elpida Community Church Baptist

Libations: Sister Morenike

GREETING: TCCC, UBW, International Design “I AM CULTURE and Mocada Museum

Drummers: Willie White Drum Corp

Stilt Walker

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Spirit Award Presentation- Judith Jamison

Creative Outlet Dancer Theatre of Brooklyn

Poetry-Thomasina McClendon

Timothy Rhimes- Gospel Singer

Queens College Night and Day Step team

Glen Gordon- excerpt from the play Redemption

The Father’s Sons- Mime Ministry

2:00 PM- 3:00 PM

Tribute by Lenora Sharpe

Spirit Award presentation- Lori Sharpe

Jada Leekes – Pop Singer

Historian Dr. Richard Greene

The Jitterbug Kids- Swing Dancers

Poetry- Dion Sead

Ricketta Ann Stevens- Singer

Trailblazer Award- Lenora Sharpe

 

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Zoie Ministries- Praise Dancers

Uplift Award Presentation- Yonette Fleming

Auntie Roz- The Peanut Lady

Riccardo Harmonica Man

Poetry- Kyiel Sead

White Fashion Show

Uplift Award Presentation: Dequi Kioni -Sadiki

Trailblazer Award Presentation – Lillian Jean-Baptiste

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Black Orphan- Rap Group

Tribute to Whitney Houston by Ricketta Ann Stevens

Basiq – New Age Pop and R&B

 

5:00-6:00 pm

CLOSING FINALE

Don Cornelius Soul Train Dance Party- by DJ Tabu

 

Sankofa: Look back to honor… Embrace to move forward

 

Program subject to change

 

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You are Invited: 2nd Annual Fort Greene Association Juneteenth Celebration

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

 

You are Invited
Juneteenth Celebration, Special Presentation and Reception
Presented by the Fort Greene Association
Sponsored by LIU Brooklyn
In Conjunction with Soul of Brooklyn Week

 

Monday, June 18th
6:30 PM – 9:30PM
LIU Brooklyn
1 University Plaza (corner of Dekalb and Flatbush Avenues)
Health Sciences Building, Room 107

 

Admission is FREE - Photo ID is needed to enter LIU Brooklyn Campus

RSVP today at [email protected]

 

Join us as we commemorate African-American freedom where we will examine Brooklyn’s connection to the Underground Railroad. Confirmed participants includes:

Joy Chatel
Duffield Street Resident

Jamel Gaines
Founder, Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn

Carl Hancock Rux
Author, Playwright, Musician

Lois Rosebrooks
Historian, Plymouth Church

Dr. Segun Shabaka
Executive Committee Member
International African Arts Festival (IAAF)

Additionally, the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office and Fort Greene Association will honor our 2012 Black History Month Honorees^ who’ve made their mark in and around Fort Greene:

Ronald K. Brown, Robert Byer, Edward Carter*, Gordon Chambers, Robert F. Cranford*, Wesley Fagan*, Rodney Hurley, Freddie Hamilton, Carl Hancok Rux, Aaron Ingram*, Carolyn Johnson, Velma Johnson, Earl Johnson, Isabella Lee, William James Edwards Lee III , Mauricio Lorence, Phil Meyers, Matthew Morgan & James Spooner, Tambay A Obenson, Pastor & Mrs. St. Phard*, William “Bill” Saunders*, Danny Simmons, Carol Thomas, Michael Thompson, Toure, Courtney Washington, Malik Yoba, Camille Yorrick, and the Hanson Place Seventh Day Adventist Church Founders: Anderson Nurse, Gritley Joseph, and Alfred Noyce (FL) Sylvanus DeJonge*, Roy Hoyte*, Errol Millington*, Joyce Nurse*, Bertram Straker*, and Albert Pierre*

^Honorees were featured in the New York Times Local Fort Greene – Clinton Hill


*Posthumous

Special thanks goes out to our

Taste the Soul of Fort Greene Reception sponsors

 

The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Please visit www.historicfortgreene.org to learn more about our organization. Follow us on Twitter@FortGreeneAssn / Fan us on Facebook.

For more information about public programs at LIU Brooklyn email [email protected]

To learn more about Soul of Brooklyn Week please visit www.SoulofBrooklyn.com.

 

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Monday, June 4, 2012, Fort Greene Association (FGA) Host Three-Party 8th Congressional District Town Hall Debate

Friday, June 1st, 2012

The Fort Greene Association (FGA) is hosting the 8th Congressional District Town Hall Debate:

Monday, June 4, 2012
Doors open 7PM
Debate to start at 7:30PM
Brooklyn Music School
126 Saint Felix Street (between Hanson Place and Lafayette Avenue)

Invitations have been extended to all candidates running for the 8th Congressional District seat: Councilman Charles Barron (D), Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D), Colin Beavan (Green), and Alan Bellone (R).

“With the confusion of redistricting and the many questions around this important congressional seat this is a great opportunity for local Brooklynites to get a firsthand look at their potential representation in Washington, DC” said Paul Palazzo FGA Chairperson.

Confirmed participants include Councilman Charles Barron (D), Colin Beavan (Green), and Alan Bellone (R).

The debate moderator is Fred Brown, Associate Producer of Public Affairs for BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn’s Brooklyn Independent Television.

The candidates will each have three minutes to answer questions prepared by our moderator, as submitted by constituents in attendance as well as those following the debate via social media.

“This is a great opportunity for the candidates to meet and engage the neighborhood and their constituents face to face — and an opportunity for the neighborhood to ‘kick the tires and look under the hood’ of the political vehicle they are about to elect,” commented Paul Palazzo, FGA Chairperson.

The Fort Greene Association (FGA) is hosting this event as a public service only, and in doing so the FGA does not endorse any party or candidates. The FGA is scheduling a final debate inviting all active 8th Congressional District candidates running on Monday, October 8, 2012, 7PM, the location TBD.

Constituents wishing RSVP their attendance for the June 4th debate as well as submit questions in advance to be included in the debate may do so at [email protected].

The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Please visit www.historicfortgreene.org to learn more about our organization. Follow us on Twitter @FortGreeneAssn / Fan us on Facebook.

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